The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump.
The risk
A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel PEM part number and replace the fuel PEM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S31.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Flex | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Ford Taurus | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Lincoln MKS | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Flex | 2013 | 580 | 6 |
| Ford Flex | 2014 | 249 | 4 |
| Ford Flex | 2015 | 114 | 4 |
| Ford Taurus | 2013 | 585 | 9 |
| Ford Taurus | 2014 | 229 | 5 |
| Ford Taurus | 2015 | 280 | 6 |
| Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| Ford Taurus Police Interceptor | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Lincoln MKS | 2013 | 142 | 7 |
| Lincoln MKS | 2014 | 44 | 2 |
| Lincoln MKS | 2015 | 18 | 3 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2013 | 70 | 7 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2014 | 54 | 4 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2015 | 24 | 6 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2016
27 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 16V945000 29 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V877000 6 Dec 2016 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 16V849000 23 Nov 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V830000 16 Nov 2016 | Aluminum Trailer Company |
| 16V814000 10 Nov 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V796000 1 Nov 2016 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 16V793000 31 Oct 2016 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 16V788000 28 Oct 2016 | Mazda North American Operations |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016